More than 17.12 million, or 75.71 percent of the total pupils and students nationwide, are likely to return to school for face-to-face learning from February 7 after Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)’s office on January 28 handed over Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to social welfare beneficiaries and poor households in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh recently agreed to increase the frequency of commercial international flights, while applying the latest testing procedure as issued by the authorities.

On the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet), Ambassadors to Vietnam of the G4 countries, namely New Zealand, Canada, Norway and Switzerland, have visited Hope Box, a shelter for victims of gender-based violence, in Hanoi.

Train and flight tickets are selling fast, while long-distance buses are a less favoured travelling option.

Most localities nationwide are planning to resume in-person learning after the Lunar New Year holiday, a necessary move to avoid consequences of prolonged school shutdowns which would affect an entire generation for many decades to come, many experts said.

Preparations for ensuring safety of 7-12th grade students when they return to schools in Hanoi following the Lunar New Year festival are underway, which are welcomed by both teachers and parents.

A floral tribute was paid to Cuban national hero José Martí at his statue in Hanoi on January 28 on the occasion of his 169th birth anniversary.

The spring flower market “Trên bến dưới thuyền” in District 8 has officially opened and attracted many locals on the first day.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France has organised a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in both virtual and face-to-face manners, gathering nearly 150 guests across France and Portugal.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a programme on increasing the quality of teaching ethnic minority languages in the general education curricula in the 2021-2030 period.

The south – central province of Ninh Thuận will spend more than VNĐ743 billion (US$33 million) over the next decade to make animal husbandry safe, efficient and lucrative.

Tam Đảo in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc has been recognised as a National Tourist Site under a decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

HCM City has announced plans to speed up urbanisation of the five outlying districts of Hóc Môn, Bình Chánh, Nhà Bè, Hóc Môn, and Cần Giờ and make them urban districts by 2030.

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT)has launched a video clip Việt Nam: Đi Để Yêu! - Xuân đoàn viên (Việt Nam: Travel to Love! - Spring Reunion) to take visitors on a journey through beautiful destinations of Việt Nam during spring.

All public and private hospitals in HCM City that meet the conditions mandated by health authorities can now treat people entering the country with COVID-19.

A special floating flower market opened at Binh Dong Park in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on January 27 to meet the skyrocketting flower and entertainment demands of locals on the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Việt Nam’s openness to international aid, its transparency in COVID-19 data along with vaccination capacity have contributed to its success in acquiring COVID-19 vaccine doses amid global shortages and inequitable vaccine distribution, according to experts in international affairs and health.

The first Mr Universe Việt Nam 2022  competition has been launched in HCM City. 

Air passengers arriving at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airpost and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 are taken to the city’s field hospital No 12 based in Thủ Đức City.